Active Learning Activities

Running on Water: Activating Prior Knowledge of Static Equilibrium

Students watch, discuss, then analyze the veracity of a video in which hydrophobic shoes allow people to run on water.

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

Students map key movements in Architecture and Design alongside social, political, artistic, economic, and tech milestones.

Decoding Decimal, Binary & Octal: Number System Adventures

In teams, students explore the binary number system and create parameters for an octal number system.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

A first class ice-breaker activity introducing the nature of science.

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Aim of the activity is to increase students’ understanding of molecules’ movement through the cell membrane.

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Forget the Math! Draw pictures to learn the wave theory of light

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Explosives Detective

Momentum Photoproject

Home Wiring

Problem Sorting

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3